Get Your Library Movin’ to the World Music Beat! Presentation slides available on the NEMLA website: Presenters: Erin L. Mayhood: Darwin F. Scott: Margaret Chevian:
The New England Chapter of the Music Library Association World Music in the Public Library: Collection Development Tips Presented by Erin L. Mayhood Assistant Head, Music Library, Boston University June 1 st, 2006 Sponsored by the New England Music Library Association (NEMLA)
What is World Music? World Music can be… Traditional folk music Popular music with ethnic elements Art music with foreign elements **Not OUR music but music that belongs to somebody else
World Music is not… ► Western Art Music ► Eg. Beethoven, Copland ► Mainstream Popular Western Music ► Eg. Aerosmith, The Beatles ► Mainstream Western Folk Music ► Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell
Consumers of World Music ► Ethnomusicologists ► Music educators ► Students ► Immigrant populations ► General public with interests in various parts of the world
Reasons to include world music in your collection ► Cultural diversity ► Formal education support ► Community activity support ► Independent learning
Collection development is driven by: ► Location ► Clientele ► Budget ► Your library’s role in your community
Tools for Collection Development ► Websites ► Reviews ► Vendor catalogs
Recommended Websites University of Washington Indiana University tml tml Music Selection Resources on the WWW by Anna Seaberg
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Resource Listings
List of World Music Labels:
Record Label List Annotated by Anna Seaberg:
Favorite Labels to Consider ► Nonesuch Explorer Series ► Ocora (Harmonia Mundi distribution) ► JVC Ethnomusic Collection ► Smithsonian Folkways ► UNESCO (Harmonia Mundi distribution) ► Lyrichord ► Music of the World ► Rounder
Recording Reviews ► Periodicals Beat Magazine Beat Magazine Beat Magazine Billboard Billboard Dirty Linen Dirty Linen Dirty Linen Ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology Roots & Rhythm Newsletter Roots & Rhythm Newsletter Roots & Rhythm Newsletter World of Music World of Music World of Music ► Vendor Websites All Music Multicultural Media
Vendors ► Vendor websites can be useful collection development tools ► Look for sites that present items geographically
Favorite Vendors for World Music ► Multicultural Media: ► All Music Guide: ► Music Library Service Company (MLSC): ► Berkshire Record Outlet:
MULTICULTURAL MEDIA's
Detailed, informed descriptions and reviews
All Music Guide Extensive listing of regions and styles
All Music Guide continued… Useful description of the style or genre you have chosen
All Music Guide continued…
Contact Information NEMLA: Erin Mayhood Darwin F. Scott Margaret Chevian